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Sponsored by the Mississippi PRIDE Committee

The Mississippi PRIDE Committee — a group of business and civic leader committed to instill a sense of pride and hope in Mississippi students from the examples of success in this book — will sponsor republication of this best seller to benefit the Mississippi Children's Fund.

Sela Ward

MISSISSIPPI ACTRESS / Honorary Chair

Hope Village for Children in Meridian was founded in June 2000 by Mississippi actress Sela Ward with a vision to change the lives of Mississippi's most vulnerable children and thereby create a safer and healthier community for us all.

Senator Tommy Gollot

Chair, Mississippi PRIDE Committee

Senator Gollott shares Sela Ward's vision to change the lives of Mississippi's most vulnerable children, and to also expand the vision to help abused and neglected children on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Marsha Barbour

FIRST LADY served as Honorary Chair of the original Mississippi PRIDE Committee in 2006

The original publication of the book in 2006 was a huge success with over 14,000 copies printed. PRIDE Publishing Group has agreed to donate 25% of the selling price of the republished book to the Mississippi Children's Fund.

Mississippi Companies — proud to call Mississippi home — will have sponsor profiles in the new book, as they did in the original publication — making the book possible.

Charles McKellar

Editor & Publisher

Ocean Springs RECORD editor Charles McKellar was the Creator and Executive Editor of the original book published in 2006. His publishing company in Ocean Springs will republish this book in 2011 to tell Mississippi's exciting story.

For more information on how you can be involved in the republication effort you can contact him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .